About

“It’s not what happened to you, but how you react to it that matters.” - Epictetus

Afghanistan

• Born a year before the 9/11 attack in central Afghanistan.

• Raised in a multilingual, multicultural, entrepreneurial, and Sufi setting.

• Learned courage, service, sales, and resilience from my parents and the streets of Kabul.

China

• The first Afghan high school student in the history of China to attend Keystone Academy, Beijing in 2017. 

• Completed grades 10, 11, and 12; immersed in Chinese language and culture, traveled to 7 provinces in China.

• COVID-19 Pandemic - Immersed in intuitive cooking and marathon biking.

Qatar

• Majored in Strategic Communication and Journalism, learning about the impact of media and Storytelling

• Served as an Admissions Diplomat for Northwestern University in Qatar, representing the university and its brand.

• Immerse in Arabic, Middle Eastern culture, and politics and media.

USA

• Taliban took over of Afghanistan, helped with family affairs.

• Attended Minneapolis & Macalester College, immerse in American Culture & Politics

• Immerse to entrepreneurship experiences: Zia & Priti Fund & MacStartUp.

• Immerse in psychology, marketing, branding & curriculum design.

• Co-founded EmpowerEdX Foundation, secured $1.2 million in scholarships for Afghan students in 2023.

Macalester Entrepreneurship Department

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